About: William Edwin Rudge

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William Edwin Rudge is the name of a grandfather, father and son, all of whom worked in the printing business. The first William Edwin Rudge (1835–1910) operated a small commercial print shop in New York City. In 1921 the plant was moved to Mount Vernon, N.Y. For the next ten years some of the finest printing being produced in America issued from its presses, dominated by Bruce Rogers, who designed eighty books for the firm up to 1931. Frederic Warde also worked for Rudge for two periods.

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  • William Edwin Rudge is the name of a grandfather, father and son, all of whom worked in the printing business. The first William Edwin Rudge (1835–1910) operated a small commercial print shop in New York City. William Edwin Rudge II (1876–1931) was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He went to work at age 13 at his father's print shop and in 1899 took it over due to his father's ill health. He called his business the Printing House of William Edwin Rudge. In 1920 he entered over a hundred works in the National Arts Club Exhibition of that year. Of the thirty-nine medals awarded, his firm won six, with designs commissioned from Frederic W. Goudy, Bruce Rogers, and Elmer Adler. In 1921 the plant was moved to Mount Vernon, N.Y. For the next ten years some of the finest printing being produced in America issued from its presses, dominated by Bruce Rogers, who designed eighty books for the firm up to 1931. Frederic Warde also worked for Rudge for two periods. (en)
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  • William Edwin Rudge is the name of a grandfather, father and son, all of whom worked in the printing business. The first William Edwin Rudge (1835–1910) operated a small commercial print shop in New York City. In 1921 the plant was moved to Mount Vernon, N.Y. For the next ten years some of the finest printing being produced in America issued from its presses, dominated by Bruce Rogers, who designed eighty books for the firm up to 1931. Frederic Warde also worked for Rudge for two periods. (en)
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